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Core Clinical Communication Skills for Aspiring Surgeons
Brand New MRCS Part B Preparation
 

Interested in significantly improving your Core Communications skills to perform exceptionally within Communication Stations within the MRCS Part B OSCE Examination?

 
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Suturing Skills and Wound Closure
Wednesday, 4 February 2026 | Galway University Hospital
 

In this brand-new regional course, NCHDs in Surgery and Emergency Medicine will master knot-tying and suturing skills from first principles. Experienced consultant surgeons will give you formative feedback on your instrument handling, tissue manipulation and wound closure techniques.

 
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Claim your free Affiliate Membership of RCSI
 

RCSI is pleased to advise that all NCHD’s who are enrolled in the Continuous Professional Development Support Scheme 2025-2026 may avail of free Affiliate Membership of RCSI 

 
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NEWS & EVENTS
 
 
Masterclass in Basic and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgical Techniques
 

Join RCSI on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 for our Masterclass in Basic and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgical Techniques aimed at HPB Registrars, General Surgeons and Surgical NCHDs who have completed at least two years of surgical training.

 
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Online PG Diploma/MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety
Applications Now Open
 

Applications for our flexible part-time, inter-disciplinary and online PG Diploma/MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety are now open for September 2026 intake. 

 
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Clinicians as Educators - Effective Teaching Skills
Applications Now Open - January 2026
 

Gain essential skills and knowledge to enhance your teaching skills as a clinician – Clinicians as Educators – Effective Teaching Skills (Micro-credential) - Open to doctors including Interns, NCHDs and Surgical Trainees 

 
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Applications now open – MRCS Part A April 2026
 

Applications for the next MRCS Part A examination in April 2026 is now open whereby candidates can sit the MRCS Part A examination with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland worldwide via Pearson VUE.

 
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Operation Childlife Clinical Travel Fellowship
Applications Closing Soon
 

RCSI and Operation Childlife are working together to support surgical trainees or medical professionals gain additional expertise by participating in paediatric healthcare missions, led by Irish hospital consultants, doctors and nurses who plan and deliver two-week programmes of care, with Operation Childlife in Vietnam, Tanzania, Mongolia and Jordan.

 
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Wellbeing 2: A National Study of Wellbeing of Hospital Doctors in Ireland
Then and Now…….Help Shape the Next Chapter
 

We invite you to participate in Wellbeing 2: A National Study of Wellbeing of Hospital Doctors in Ireland.

 
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In this issue
Core Clinical Communication Skills for Aspiring Surgeons
 
 
Suturing Skills and Wound Closure
 
 
Claim your free Affiliate Membership of RCSI
 
 
Upcoming Courses
 
 
Self-paced online courses
 
 
Course Spotlight: Basic Laparoscopy
 
 
Masterclass in Basic and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgical Techniques
 
 
Online PG Diploma/MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety
 
 
Clinicians as Educators - Effective Teaching Skills
 
 
Applications now open – MRCS Part A April 2026
 
 
Operation Childlife Clinical Travel Fellowship
 
 
Wellbeing 2: A National Study of Wellbeing of Hospital Doctors in Ireland
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